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Numbers of Production Occupations in Rocky Mount, NC

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 6,310
2006 6,030
2007 6,970
2008 6,050
2009 7,340
2010 4,760
2011 3,860
2012 3,560
2013 4,040
2014 3,900
2015 4,940
2016 5,520
2017 4,650
2018 4,460
2019 3,230

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 540
2006 500
2007 440
2008 420
2009 430
2010 370
2011 380
2012 460
2013 400
2014 430
2015 410
2016 380
2017 420
2018 390
2019 410

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2006 140
2007 130
2009 200
2016 400
2017 610
2018 540

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2011 180
2012 180
2013 270
2015 270
2016 380

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 670
2009 480

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 110
2006 80
2007 70
2008 90
2009 80
2010 90
2011 70
2012 40
2013 30

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 2,300
2006 2,520
2007 2,900
2008 3,000
2009 2,620
2010 1,710
2011 1,410
2012 1,050
2013 1,300
2014 1,360
2015 1,290
2016 1,540

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 110
2007 0
2008 0
2010 70
2011 130
2012 150
2013 170
2014 100
2016 0
2019 970

Bakers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 80
2007 100
2008 90
2009 110
2010 80
2011 80
2012 140
2013 140
2014 150
2015 250
2018 0
2019 0

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 70
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 80
2013 100
2014 100
2015 80
2016 40
2017 50
2018 0
2019 50

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 40
2009 30
2010 50
2011 0
2016 0
2017 80

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2016 50
2017 50

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 140
2010 150
2013 30
2018 100

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 50
2010 100
2011 90
2012 0
2014 0
2018 130
2019 120

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 190
2009 50
2014 40
2015 60
2016 90
2018 0
2019 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 130
2006 110
2007 140
2008 270
2009 220
2010 200
2011 130
2012 120
2013 70
2014 100
2015 90
2016 90
2017 70
2019 180

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2013 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 50
2014 40

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 80

Machinists
Year Number
2005 520
2006 550
2007 380
2008 430
2009 390
2010 280
2012 240
2013 90
2014 200
2015 110
2016 150
2017 200
2018 160
2019 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 270
2006 360
2007 310
2008 390
2009 300
2016 70
2017 70

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 30
2011 30
2012 30
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50
2019 50

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 220
2007 230
2008 180
2009 150
2010 140
2011 180
2012 160
2013 140
2014 110
2015 90
2016 100
2017 100
2018 120
2019 200

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2007 50
2008 30
2009 30
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 80
2008 60
2009 70
2010 50
2011 50
2012 0
2013 40
2014 0
2015 50
2016 80
2017 100
2018 100
2019 50

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2009 80
2010 60
2011 80
2012 0
2013 30
2016 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 310
2006 290
2007 190
2008 130
2009 200
2011 0
2012 180
2013 170
2014 180
2015 100
2017 0
2018 110
2019 60

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 110

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2009 40
2011 50
2013 50
2015 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2008 0
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2014 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 30
2006 60
2007 70

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 30

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 60
2008 60
2010 60
2012 40
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40
2018 50
2019 80

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2009 40
2010 90
2011 90
2012 80
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2016 140
2017 170
2018 190
2019 80

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 40
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 40
2014 60
2015 190
2016 220
2017 200
2018 260
2019 0

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 40
2007 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2013 100
2014 0
2015 80
2016 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 450
2006 330
2007 300
2008 240
2009 270
2010 220
2011 290
2012 370
2013 380
2014 390
2015 390
2016 300
2017 350
2018 330
2019 400

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 230
2007 60
2008 0
2009 360
2010 270
2012 0
2013 120
2014 190
2015 1,240
2016 1,130

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2014 50
2015 60
2019 30

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2011 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2016 150
2017 150
2018 160
2019 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 370
2007 370
2008 400
2009 690
2010 470
2011 440
2012 170
2013 140
2014 120
2018 60
2019 120

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2008 30
2013 50
2014 50
2017 0
2018 90
2019 110